
If this FRIGHT NIGHT was the first FRIGHT NIGHT ever made, nobody would be
clamoring for a remake...come to think of it, I can't remember
anybody clamoring for a remake to begin
with! Oh well, the damage is done so let's give it a shot and see what they've
done. Who knows, maybe it's awesome...
...it's not. The film opens with a vampire killing a family. The scene is so
vague and brief that I could barely even register what was happening. Next we
are introduced to Charley Brewster, an average teen with an unaveragely pretty
girlfriend (well at least that's one improvement over the original!). Charley's
normal life is turned upside down when his friend, Evil Ed, informs him that his
new neighbor is a vampire...already, this movie is diverging so much from the
original that it might as well just be a completely new story all
together. Anyway, so once Charley discovers his neighbor is a vampire, he
contacts a local celebrity, Peter Vincent, for help. Peter is no longer a funny,
pathetic and lovable horror movie host. Instead, he's a cocky magician that
comes off like a bizarre lovechild of Criss Angel and Russell Brand. Ugh, you
know what? Who fucking cares? As a remake FRIGHT NIGHT (2011) is garbage, but as
a stand alone vampire film it's OK.
The whole thing comes off more like an episode of a TV show than it does a
movie. Gone are the enjoyable characters from the original, instead they've been
replaced with forgettable characters. Gone are the awesome actors that brought
those characters to life, instead they've been replaced with actors that seem to
be happy with just turning in an passable performance. Gone are the awesome
special effects, instead they've been replaced with middle-of-the-road CGI. Gone
is the tightly written script that masterfully mixed horror and campy humor,
instead it's been replace with a generic script that masterfully mixes boredom
and light blasphemy.
Wow. This review ended up a little more negative than I intended it to be, but I
really love the original FRIGHT NIGHT and even though this remake wasn't too
bad, it
does not deserve to be called
FRIGHT NIGHT. It should have just been a completely different thing.
Part 1 - Fright Night (1985)
Part 2 - Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
Remake 2 - Fright Night 2 (2013)


Look at that chick's face.


